ਗੁਆਂਢੀ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਗਵਾਂਢੀ (gavāṇḍhī)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-o-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas

Sanskrit ग्राम॑ (grā́ma)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe

Proto-Indo-European *h₁erdʰe

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas

Sanskrit अर्ध॑ (árdha)

Sanskrit *ग्रामार्ध (*grāmārdha)

Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀥 (gāmaddha)

Punjabi ਗੁਆਂਢ (guāṇḍha)

Punjabi -ਈ (-ī)

Punjabi ਗੁਆਂਢੀ

From ਗੁਆਂਢ (guāṇḍha) + -ਈ (-ī).

Noun

ਗੁਆਂਢੀ • (guāṇḍhī) m or f (female equivalent ਗੁਆਂਢਣ, Shahmukhi spelling گوانڈھی)

1. neighbour

   Synonym: ਹਮਸਾਇਆ (hamsāiā)

Further reading

• “ਗੁਆਂਢੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026